SCT '61 Photo Index
Provincial/Gosport Fareham
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1. CD7045 ... Provincial CD7045 is a Leyland G7 with Short O27/24RO body work and originated with Southdown in 1922. She moved to Provincial in 1934 and was set aside for preservation in 1946. In that preserved and immaculate state she was a regular performer at the annual Gosport carnival. (April 1954, Garage, Hoeford)
2. JO1626 ... Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 53, JO1626, acquired from City of Oxford in 1940, was an A.E.C. 661 Regent which had been new in 1931 as Oxford G152. (Sun 15/6/58, Garage, Hoeford)
3. CG9606 ... Seen at the garage is Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 23, CG9606, an A.E.C. O642 Regal 4, which had been new in 1934 with a Harrington B32R body. (Sun 7/7/63, Garage, Hoeford)
4. CG9608 ... Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 29, CG9608, an A.E.C. O642 Regal had been new in 1934 with a Harrington B32R body. The Reading FB34F body, seen here, was fitted in 1957. (Sun 15/6/58, Castle Row, near Gosport Ferry Terminus)
5. CG9608 ... Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 29, CG9608, had been new in 1934 with a Harrington B32R body. (Sat 14/1/61, Gosport Ferry Terminus)
6. CG9609 ... Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 30, CG9609, an A.E.C. O642 Regal had been new in 1934 with a Harrington B32R body. The Reading FB34F body, seen here, was fitted in 1957. (Sun 15/6/58, Garage, Hoeford)
7. CG9609 ... Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 30, CG9609, an A.E.C. O642 Regal, had been new in 1934 with a Harrington B32R body. (Sun 7/7/63, Gosport Ferry Terminus)
8. CG9610 ... Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 25, CG9610, an A.E.C. O642 Regal had been new in 1934 with the Harrington B32R body seen here. A Reading FB35F body was fitted later in 1958. (Sun 15/6/58, Garage, Hoeford)
9. CG9611 ... Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 26, CG9611, an A.E.C. O642 Regal had been new in 1934 with the Harrington B32R body seen here. A Reading FB35F body was fitted later in 1958. (Sun 15/6/58, Garage, Hoeford)
10. CG9612 ... CG9612 was Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 27 and was an A.E.C. O642 Regal 4 which had a Harrington B32R body when new in 1934. (Sun 7/7/63, West Street, Fareham)
11. CG9613 ... Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 28, CG9613, was one of eight A.E.C. O642 Regal 4s new in 1934 with Harrington B32R bodies and is seen at the Gosport Ferry Terminal. (Sun 15/3/59, Gosport Ferry Terminal)
12. CG9607 ... Gosport & Fareham 'Provincial' 24, CG9607, a 1935 AEC Regal 4 with Reading B35F bodywork, withdrawn in 1970. (Mon 27/8/07, Stokes Bay, Gosport)
13. CG9607 ... Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 24, CG9607, an A.E.C. O642 Regal 4 with a Harrington B32R body, new in 1935. (Sun 22/3/70, Hoeford Garage)
14. CG9607 ... Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 24, CG9607, an A.E.C. O642 Regal 4 with a Harrington B32R body, new in 1935. (Sun 15/3/59, Garage, Hoeford)
15. BOR766 ... Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 34, BOR766, seen at the Gosport Ferry Terminal, was one of four A.E.C. O661 Regents with Park Royal H30/26R bodies new in 1936. (Sun 15/3/59, Gosport Ferry Terminal)
16. BOR767 ... On the right is the famous ex-Provincial (Gosport and Fareham) 35, BOR767, a 1936 AEC Regent with Park Royal H30/26R. The top deck is from sister No44 when 35 had an argument with the famous Fareham Railway arch. (August 2003, Stokes Bay, Gosport)
17. BOR767 ... Provincial 35, BOR767, an AEC Regent with Park Royal body dating from 1936 and Provincial 55, EHO228, a Guy Arab I with Reading body dating from 1942 (Sun 2/8/09, Stokes Bay, Gosport)
18. BOR767 ... Also at this year’s North Weald Rally and looking very smart was Provincial AEC Regent 35, BOR767, with Park Royal body. (Sun 7/7/13, North Weald)
19. BOR767 ... Provincal of Gosport AEC Regent 35, BOR767 dates from 1936, and has a Park Royal body. It is seen in Kings Road Harrogate in 1968 at an early Trans Pennine Rally. (Sun 4/8/68, Kings Road, Harrogate)
20. BOR767 ... Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 35, BOR767, was one of four A.E.C. O661 Regents with Park Royal H30/26R bodies new in 1936. (Sun 7/7/63, Gosport Ferry Terminus)
21. DAU462 ... Seen here at the Gosport Ferry Terminal is Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 62, DAU462, which had been new as Nottingham 213 in 1936. (Sun 15/3/59, Gosport Ferry Terminal)
22. CTO387 ... Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 63, CTO387, an A.E.C. O661 Regent, which was new to Nottingham City Transport in 1937 with a Metro Cammell H30/26R body, had been acquired in 1954, and was recorded in P.S.V. Circle Fleet History PK6 as being withdrawn in 1961 and not traced further. (Sun 15/3/59, Garage, Hoeford)
23. FT4220 ... Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 36, FT4220, was one of three A.E.C. O661 Regents with Pickering H30/26R bodies acquired in 1957 from Tynemouth & District. (Sun 15/6/58, West Street, Fareham)
24. FT4222 ... Gosport & Fareham (Provincial) 39, FT4222, was an AEC 0661 Regent new to Tynemouth & District T95 in 1937 with a Weymann H26/26F body. (Sun 15/6/58, Gosport Ferry Terminus)
25. BUS107 ... Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 2, BUS107, was an A.E.C. O661 Regent with a Weymann H30/26R body which had been new as Glasgow 541 in 1938, passing to Procter, Hanley in May 1953. (Sun 15/6/58, Garage, Hoeford)
26. COU131 ... Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 41, COU131, an A.E.C. O661 Regent with a Park Royal H30/26R body was new in 1938. (Sun 15/6/58, Gosport Ferry Terminus)
27. DAA848 ... Seen at the Gosport Ferry Terminal, is Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 42 DAA848, which was an A.E.C. O661 Regent, new in 1938 with a Park Royal H24/24R body. (Sun 15/3/59, Gosport Ferry Terminal)
28. ETV778 ... Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 64, ETV778, an A.E.C. O661 Regent with a Metro-Cammell H28/26R body new in 1938, was acquired from Nottingham 12 in 1956. (Sun 15/6/58, Gosport Ferry Terminus)
29. ETV785 ... Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 65, ETV785, was an A.E.C. O661 Regent with a Metro-Cammell H28/26R body new in 1938 as Nottingham 59 and acquired in 1957. (Sun 15/6/58, Gosport Ferry Terminus)
30. JML784 ... Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 48, JML784, an A.E.C. O661 Regent with a Weymann H30/26R body was acquired in 1939. It had been new as a demonstrator in 1938. (Sun 15/6/58, Gosport Ferry Terminus)
31. KMD306 ... New in 1938 as an A.E.C. demonstrator, KMD306 was acquired in 1939 by Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford becoming number 49 in the fleet. (Sun 15/3/59, Gosport Ferry Terminal)
32. DAA845 ... Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 43, DAA845, the first of three A.E.C. O661 Regents with Park Royal H30/26R bodies new in 1939, is seen at the garage. (Sun 7/7/63, Garage, Hoeford)
33. DAA846 ... Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 44, DAA846, the middle one of three A.E.C. O661 Regents with Park Royal H30/26R bodies new in 1939. (Sun 15/6/58, Gosport Ferry Terminus)
34. DAA847 ... New in 1939, Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 45, DAA847 was an A.E.C. O661 Regent, with a Park Royal H30/26R body. (Sun 15/3/59, Gosport Ferry Terminal)
35. DOR920 ... Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 46, DOR920, an A.E.C. O661 Regent with a Park Royal H30/26R body was one of four new in 1939. (Sun 15/6/58, Gosport Ferry Terminus)
36. DOR920 ... Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 46, DOR920, seen at the Ferry Terminal in Gosport was new in 1939, and was an A.E.C. O661 Regent with a Park Royal H30/26R body.  (Sat 14/1/61, Gosport Ferry Terminus)
37. DOR921 ... Gosport & Fareham (Provincial) 47, DOR921, was an AEC 0661 Regent new in 1939 with a Park Royal H30/26R body which is seen at the Gosport Ferry terminus next to 5, HOR792, a Guy Arab III with a Guy H30/26R body new in 1950. (Sun 15/6/58, Gosport Ferry Terminus)
38. JML784 ... Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 48, JML784, seen at the Gosport Ferry Terminal, was an A.E.C. O661 Regent whch was acquired in 1939, having previously been a demonstrator for A.E.C. (Sun 15/3/59, Gosport Ferry Terminal)
39. JX7048 ... Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford JX7048 had fleet number 1, and was an A.E.C. O661 Regent with a Park Royal H30/26R body which had been acquired from Beckett, Bucknall in 1957, and which was withdrawn in 1961. (Sun 15/3/59, Garage, Hoeford)
40. EHO228 ... Provincial 35, BOR767, an AEC Regent with Park Royal body dating from 1936 and Provincial 55, EHO228, a Guy Arab I with Reading body dating from 1942 (Sun 2/8/09, Stokes Bay, Gosport)
41. EHO228 ... Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 55, EHO228, was a Guy Arab I new in 1942 with a Weymann H30/26R body. It was rebodied in 1955 with a Reading H30/26R body. (Sun 15/6/58, Gosport Ferry Terminus)
42. EHO228 ... Gosport & Fareham 'Provincial' 55, EHO228, a 1942 Guy Arab I with Reading H30/26R bodywork (Mon 27/8/07, Stokes Bay, Gosport)
43. EHO228 ... Preserved Gosport & Fareham 'Provincial' 55, EHO228, a 1942 Guy Arab I with Reading H30/26R bodywork. (Sun 19/7/15, Anstey Park, Alton)
44. EHO228 ... Rear view of reserved Gosport & Fareham 'Provincial' 55, EHO228, a 1942 Guy Arab I with Reading H30/26R bodywork. (Sun 19/7/15, Anstey Park, Alton)
45. EWO467 ... Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 77, EWO467, was a Guy Arab I which had been new as Red & White, Chepstow 467 in October 1942, with a Duple L27/28R body. (Sun 22/3/70)
46. EDG975 ... Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford EDG975, was a Guy Arab II (5LW) with a BBW L27/28RD body. (Sun 22/3/70)
47. EHO869 ... Provincial 1943 built Guy Arab II 5LW with Park Royal utility bodywork was fleet no. 57 and registration EHO869. (April 1954, Gosport Ferry Terminus)
48. EHO869 ... Second shot of Provincial 57, EHO869, a 1943 built Guy Arab II 5LW originally with Park Royal utility bodywork but by now fitted with a Reading C030/24RD body. (April 1954)
49. EHO869 ... Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 57, EHO869, a Guy Arab had been new in 1943 with a Park Royal H30/26R body. It was rebodied in 1953 with a Reading CO30/24RD body. (Sun 15/6/58, Gosport Ferry Terminus)
50. EHO870 ... Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford EHO966 and EHO870 were Guy Arab IIs (5LW) new in 1943 with Park Royal H30/26R bodies, and fleet numbers 61 and 58. (Sun 22/3/70)
51. EHO967 ... Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 60, EHO967, seen at the Gosport Ferry Terminal, was one of six Guy Arab IIs (5LW), new in 1943, with Park Royal H30/26R bodies. (Sun 15/3/59, Gosport Ferry Terminal)
52. EOR251 ... The chassis of Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 14, EOR251, was an A.E.C. 672 Mandator which had been new to the Texas Oil Company in 1932 with a tanker body. (Sun 15/6/58, Garage, Hoeford)
53. EOR251 ... Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 14, EOR251, was an A.E.C. 672 Mandator with a Reading H30/26R body new in 1944. (Sun 15/3/59, Gosport Ferry Terminal)
54. ... A line up of derelicts plus a bare chassis in the yard of Provincial’s Hoeford depot. From left to right, 1 which was JX7048, 2 which was BUS107 and 33, ACN172. I defy anyone to identify the bare chassis! (early 1960s, Garage, Hoeford)
55. EOR875 ... On the right is the famous ex-Provincial (Gosport and Fareham) 35, BOR767, a 1936 AEC Regent with Park Royal H30/26R. The top deck is from sister No44 when 35 had an argument with the famous Fareham Railway arch. (August 2003, Stokes Bay, Gosport)
56. EOR876 ... EOR876 was Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 18, a Guy Arab II (5LW) which was seen at the garage. (Sun 7/7/63, Garage, Hoeford)
57. EOR878 ... Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 32, EOR878, seen at the Gosport Ferry Terminal, was one of four Guy Arab IIs with Park Royal H30/26R bodies, new in 1945. (Sun 15/3/59, Gosport Ferry Terminal)
58. 270MHO ... 270MHO, Provincial 59, with an AEC Regent II chassis built in 1946 and subsequently re-bodied by Reading of Portsmouth in 1964. BBF1 notes it as "Ex Hawkins" in 1962 and "14" in the Provincial fleet. (30 Jul 1971, Gosport Ferry Terminus)
59. ACN167 ... Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 16, ACN167, had been new in 1946 as Northern General 1167. (Sun 15/3/59, Gosport Ferry Terminal)
60. FHO602 ... Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 10, FHO602, was the first of four A.E.C. O661 Regents with Reading H30/26R bodies new in 1947. (Sun 15/6/58, Garage, Hoeford)
61. FHO602 ... FHO602, seen at the garage at Hoeford, was Gosport & Fareham (Provincial) 10, FHO602, and was the first of four A.E.C. O661 Regents with Reading H30/26R bodies new in 1947. (Sun 7/7/63, Garage, Hoeford)
62. FHO603 ... Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 11, FHO603, was the second of four A.E.C. O661 Regents with Reading H30/26R bodies new in 1947. (Sun 7/7/63, Garage, Hoeford)
63. FHO604 ... Seen at the Gosport Ferry Terminl is Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 12, FHO604, which was one of four A.E.C. O661 Regents, new in 1947, with Reading H30/26R bodies. (Sun 15/3/59, Gosport Ferry Terminal)
64. FCR199 ... FCR199 was the second of four vehicles acquired from Southampton Corporation in November 1962, entering service in 1963 as Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 63. (Sun 7/7/63, West Street, Fareham)
65. FCR201 ... FCR201 was the last of four vehicles acquired from Southampton Corporation in November 1962, entering service in 1963. (Sun 7/7/63, Gosport Ferry Terminus)
66. GHO596 ... Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 9, GHO596, a Guy Arab III with a Reading H30/26R body was new in 1948. (Sun 15/6/58, Gosport Ferry Terminus)
67. GHO596 ... Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 9, GHO596, the second of two new in 1948, was a Guy Arab III (5LW) with a Reading H30/26R body. (Sat 14/1/61, Gosport Ferry Terminus)
68. GOU449 ... Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 66, GOU449, was an A.E.C. 662 Regal which used the chassis of GN7271 new to Timpson, London S.E.6 in 1931. It was fitted with an A.E.C. 7.7 litre oil engine and a Reading C32R body before entering service in 1949. (Sun 15/6/58, Garage, Hoeford)
69. GOU449 ... Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 66, GOU449, was an A.E.C. 662 Regal which used the chassis of GN7271 which had been new to Timpson, London S.E.6 in 1931. (Sun 7/7/63, Garage, Hoeford)
70. HCG41 ... Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 6, HCG41, was the first of two Guy Arab IIIs new in 1949 with Guy H30/26R bodies. (Sun 15/6/58, Garage, Hoeford)
71. HCG42 ... The Gosport ferry terminus in April 1954 sees Provincial 1949 built Guy/Park Royal bodied Guy Arab III HCG42, fleet no. 7, and 1940-built AEC Regent I, DOU427 fleet no. 50, also with Park Royal bodywork, taking centre stage. (April 1954, Gosport Ferry Terminus)
72. HCG42 ... Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 7, HCG42, was the second of two Guy Arab IIIs new in 1949 with Guy H30/26R bodies. (Sun 15/6/58, Gosport Ferry Terminus)
73. HOR792 ... Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 5, HOR792, was the solitary Guy Arab III new in 1950 with a Guy H30/26R body. (Sun 15/6/58, Gosport Ferry Terminus)
74. HWO344 ... Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 9, HWO344, had a Duple L27/26RD body on its Guy Arab III chassis, and had been new in March 1950 as Red & White, Chepstow 44, being acquired by Gosport & Fareham in 1967. (Sun 22/3/70)
75. JHO129 ... Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 4, JHO129, new in 1951, was a Guy Arab III with a Guy H30/26R body. (Sun 15/6/58, Gosport Ferry Terminus)
76. JOT288 ... Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 3, JOT288, a Guy Arab III with a Guy H30/26R body was new in 1951. (Sun 15/6/58, Gosport Ferry Terminus)
77. KOR462 ... Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 20, KOR462, was new in 1952 and was a Guy Arab III with a Guy H30/26R body. (Sun 15/6/58, Gosport Ferry Terminus)
78. KOR463 ... Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 21, KOR463, was new in 1952 and was a Guy Arab III with a Guy H30/26R body. (Sun 15/6/58, Gosport Ferry Terminus)
79. LHO252 ... Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 22, LHO252, seen at the Gosport Ferry Terminal, was a Guy Arab III with a Guy H30/26R body (on a Park Royal frame), new in 1953. (Sun 15/3/59, Gosport Ferry Terminal)
80. OTT33 ... Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 58, OTT33, was a Bristol LS6G with an Eastern Coachworks C41F body which had been new in July 1953 as Western National 1351. (Sun 22/3/70, Hoeford Garage)
81. FT4221 ... Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 37, FT4221, seen at the Gosport Ferry Terminal, was one of three such buses acquired from Tynemouth & District in 1957, following the fire at Hoeford. (Sun 15/3/59, Gosport Ferry Terminal)
82. 976CWL ... The temptation to photograph two adjacent consecutive registrations was too much, resulting in frontal views of 1958 AEC Regents with Park Royal bodies (976CWL and 977CWL), Provincial 68 and 69, which were originally with City of Oxford. (Fri 30/7/71, Gosport Ferry Terminus)
83. SCG622 ... Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 70, SCG622, was the first of two Guy Arab IVs with Reading FH30/26R bodies dating from 1958. (Sun 15/6/58, Gosport Ferry Terminus)
84. SCG622 ... Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford SCG622, a Guy Arab IV with a Reading FH30/26R body carried fleet number 70, and had been new in January 1958. (Sun 22/3/70, Garage, Hoeford)
85. SCG622 ... Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford SCG622, a Guy Arab IV with a Reading FH30/26R body carried fleet number 70, and had been new in January 1958. (Sun 15/3/59, Gosport Ferry Terminal)
86. SCG623 ... Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 71, SCG623, the second of two Guy Arab IVs with Reading FH30/26R bodies dating from 1958. (Sun 15/6/58, West Street, Fareham)
87. 883HHO ... Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 1, 883HHO, was a Guy Arab II fitted with a Deutz engine and a Reading/G.F.O.C. FH30/26R body, which entered service in 1963. (Sun 7/7/63, Gosport Ferry Terminus)
88. 270MHO ... Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 14, 270MHO, had a Reading FH30/26R body on its A.E.C. Regent II chassis, which is stated to have come from ACN172, and was new in 1964. (Sun 22/3/70)
89. AAW326B ... Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 37, AAW326B, a Bedford SB5 with a Duple C41F body had been acquired from County, Brentwood to whom it had passed in May 1965, from its original operator, Whittle, Highley 25, to whom it had been new in May 1964. (Sun 22/3/70, Hoeford Garage)
90. CHO449C ... Gosport and Fareham Omnibus Co Ltd (Provincial) CHO449C started off as LT G276, GYL416, a Guy Arab with Northern Counties body in 1945. It was acquired by Provincial in May 1963, and in 1965 fitted with an air-cooled engine and rebodied by Reading. (Fri 30/7/71, Gosport Ferry Terminus)
91. MHO197F ... Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 50, MHO197F, was a Seddon Pennine 4 with a Strachans B40D body, the last of nine new in 1968. (Sun 22/3/70, Hoeford Garage)
92. RAA20G ... Gosport & Fareham (Provincial), Hoeford 52, RAA20G, was a Seddon Pennine 4 with a Pennine B40D body, new in March 1969, and is seen at the garage at Hoeford. (Sun 22/3/70, Hoeford Garage)
93. ECG112K ... Preserved ex Provincial 12, ECG112K is a Bristol RELL6HLX with ECW B44D bodywork. No 12 was new to Provincial in May 1972. (Sun 31/7/11, Marine Parade, Worthing)